NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 699, 19 December 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association).AUCKLAND, last night. A girl named House, aged seventeen years, was accostod on lonely road at Mangarc by a man who attempted to assault her. She screamed despite his threat to shoot her. The man decamped on hearing horses’ hoofs. The girl hears marks of rough usage. THAMES, last night. Mr McGowan, at present at the Thames, received several deputations to-day, mostly of a private nature, and presided at the distribution of prizes of the High and local schools in the afternoon, lie also unveils a memorial to troopers fallen in South Africa, placed in the centre of the town. Edward Cassidy, employed at Ilikutaia, fell oil the train near Thames today, and was picked up in a semi-con-scious state, and conveyed to the hospital. lie was badly bruised a n d shaken, and injured internally, but notseriously. lIAWEKA, last night. Tho opening of new class rooms ah tiie District High School is being celebrated by an industrial exhibition, The cost of the rooms is two thousand four hundred pounds, aad the .school is now one of the largest and most complete in the Wanganui district. INVERCARGILL, last night. On resuming to-day at Gore in the application to upset the prohibition vote in Malania, Mr Iloskmg applied for an adjournment, which was granted until January 19th. Mr Cruick.sliank, S.M., and counsel for both parties, left for Milton by the express and open the Bruce enquiry there to-mor-row. ~ . ~ WESTPORT, last nightDuring the current year 79,U36 tons of Westport coal were shipped to the China naval station.